1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HERNANDO COUNTY, FLORIDA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 411 431 Land in farms ..................acres.. 61 019 66 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 148 154 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 864 296 826 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 553 2 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 081 21 466 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 213 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 32 500 to 999 acres .................... 13 21 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 295 317 acres.. 22 726 22 732 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 189 200 acres.. 6 730 7 969 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 52 acres.. 521 608 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 675 24 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 439 57 104 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 210 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 465 23 656 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 14 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 6 $100,000 or more .................... 17 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 158 22 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 645 52 964 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 412 431 $1,000.. 1 290 1 572 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 132 3 648 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 178 Other ............................... 245 253 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 236 257 200 days or more ................... 154 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 289 number.. 17 843 23 686 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 244 number.. 9 639 8 773 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 26 number.. 2 681 3 551 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 266 number.. 9 043 19 688 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 38 number.. 1 507 910 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 27 number.. 1 978 2 027 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 174 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 42 number.. (D) 1 070 913 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Sugarcane for sugar...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 117 acres.. 5 369 5 790 tons, dry.. 11 960 (D) Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 11 acres.. 145 189 Land in orchards..............farms.. 53 59 acres.. 1 072 1 084 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .